The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is back in the news and under investigation. The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office is investigating a secret, $25 million legal settlement between the Port Authority and a politically connected seaport company, The Record reports. The settlement excused $15 million in unpaid rent at the docks in Brooklyn and Newark and handed over $10 million of public money to cover other debts, according to reporter Shawn Boburg.

He writes that "Prosecutors have sent the Port Authority a wide-ranging subpoena requesting information about its 2011 agreement with American Stevedoring Inc. and any related communications involving the offices of Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., Governor Christie and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, according to two sources with knowledge of the subpoena."

The Port Authority never disclosed the pact to the public, as it does with other settlements. Spokesmen for Cuomo and Christie did not respond to requests for comment.

There are several other investigations involving the Port Authority, most notably the George Washington Bridge lanes closure about a year ago involving Christie's staff and appointees. The Port Authority is a joint operation of New York and New Jersey.